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V Community leaders and administrative officials exhanged the pros and cons of the Dee Special Events Center placement near Country Hills Road in Ogden late Monday afternoon. Participants in the discussion felt that -Governor Rampton's proclamation concerning tax-paper's money, how it shall be spent and special formalities in which hearing shall be set up for the taxpayers . concerned was violated, by Weber State College's Administrative officials., One such person felt that the hearings hadn't been publicized enough and that word -mouth seemed to be the only way in which the people concerned were notified. Another resident of the area stated that the situation in Ogden, placing the Special Events Center near Country Hills Road and Forest Green Estates would depreciate the value of their homes. The resident estimated her home value as over $75,000. Majority of Taxes She stated that herself and people like her had homes within the same bracket. They pay the majority of the taxes in Weber County. They feel that they should have some input as to where the center shall be placed, since the majority of Ogden City taxes will go towards the proposed center. Information by home owners in defences of their position was that the proposed site for the Special Events Center is not adequate, not congenial to the surrounding area, and is not needed for this purpose. if o -M'-'k . - - xv i jkT i nf "rfn" -:K H i mi-m 14 -LpJ .$ku u - THIS HOl'SE AMONG others, is in the area that will be affected by the Dee Special Events Center, should it be built at the presently proposed site. Residents stated that the traffic surrounding the center will cause problems, (photo by Fred Barta ) LL Home owners stated that their arguments were valid and that they were worthy of consideration by unbiased individuals who are not committed to defend a previous position on the matter. A handout was given to the administrators on the gripes. It said, "We feel the site is very irregularly shaped causing waste in land utilization. Some of the site is too steep of grade to utilize for parking especially in winter months. Part of the site will need to be used for a catch pond for storm drainage. As proposed, the parking facilities would still be mainly on two sides on the buildings rather than centrally located in a more desireable location. The present plans are still inadequate in provided needed parking and further land acquision is under consideration."As a practi practical matter whether attendance is a capacity or not the center will encourage encroachment on the LDS Church parking lot which is 260 feet from the new center building and the surrounding residential neighborhood.Near Destination "People won't want to walk for 10 to 15 minutes from the present campus parking lots and dormitories if they can park anywhere nearer their destination." The proposed site will not only provide a split campus but also split athletic facilities which the college has reportedly been . V - , 1 I " . XrxrK I " t , r -J a? . I - x . 1" i jv, .6. - v RESIDENTS OF THE Forest Green area claim that houses such as this one will be devalued if the Dee Events Center is built nearby. The residents voiced their protests at a public hearing held on Monday, (photo by Fred Barta ) trying to resident. avoid, stated one As a practical ' matter residents stated further, it still seems sound reasoning to believe that the parking spaces which provide for the 10,000 daytime students plus faculty could be used for the Special Events Patrons at night and be adequate for them as well as the night students, Fine Arts Center participants and others. The community group felt that the Events Center was going to be used approximately 35 days of the year and vacant 330 days per year. President Bishop at this point entered into discussion and stated that he wished to dispell the fact that it was going to be exclusively a basketball arena and the Events Center was going to be a multi-purpose center. Bishop stated that events concerning local high schools, Ogden City and Weber College were hopeful of the Events Center. He further stated that "we want the building active a lot." People said they felt that Weber College was too small of a college to try and compete against older institutions of the state such as Utah State University and the University of Utah and their Event Centers, and described such action as "stupid." They further continued their plea saying that the topography of the land and the prevalence of native scrub oak lend this area to very desireable residential sites rather than being bulldozed for acres of blacktop. Flexible Plans At the time of condemnation, when the school justified the need for this land, college enrollment projections were charted at 20,000 to 25,000 students in a few years. In view of the change in population and enrollment trends, community leaders felt that the master plan of the WSC Events Center should be flexible and that a Environmental Impact Study should be made. This should be made public for the people of the community to view and discuss before an decision concerning the landsite of the events center is finalized. Dr. John Jones stated that Robert Glassman had offered the School 40 acres, with an option of another 100. Jones related Glassman's feelings being that of never given serious consideration."Jones stated that it seemed impractical to obtain 40 acres of land in a district where homes might have to be moved, and depreciation of home value set ting in rather than obtaining 140 acres that does not require such measures. .Tones ask the board why the Glasman land wasn't considered. One reply was that principally it was undesirable because the traffic flow control would be more difficult and that it would be more difficult for students to go across the street. A Department of Highway spokesman then spoke up and stated that the Glassman family had never made an offer .... formally or informally and that the department of highway did not know that that area was to be put into consideration or surveyed. The following rec-commendation were made to the board by the citizens of the area. Acceptable Location 1. Place the Special Events Center in a more desirable and acceptable location which is preferable on the present campus as origianlly planned and return the land condemned by the college to single unit housing development. 2. Prepare a written Environmental Assessment covering the possible location of the Special Events Center on the WSC Campus or adjacent lands which may be available and suitable for such purpose in ac-(Continued on page 2) Weather forecast Weather Outlook for Northern .Utah It will be mostly fair through Monday, as a high pressure area continues to hang over the region. Temperatures will be near normal for this time of year, with highs ranging from 75 to ko

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V Community leaders and administrative officials exhanged the pros and cons of the Dee Special Events Center placement near Country Hills Road in Ogden late Monday afternoon. Participants in the discussion felt that -Governor Rampton's proclamation concerning tax-paper's money, how it shall be spent and special formalities in which hearing shall be set up for the taxpayers . concerned was violated, by Weber State College's Administrative officials., One such person felt that the hearings hadn't been publicized enough and that word -mouth seemed to be the only way in which the people concerned were notified. Another resident of the area stated that the situation in Ogden, placing the Special Events Center near Country Hills Road and Forest Green Estates would depreciate the value of their homes. The resident estimated her home value as over $75,000. Majority of Taxes She stated that herself and people like her had homes within the same bracket. They pay the majority of the taxes in Weber County. They feel that they should have some input as to where the center shall be placed, since the majority of Ogden City taxes will go towards the proposed center. Information by home owners in defences of their position was that the proposed site for the Special Events Center is not adequate, not congenial to the surrounding area, and is not needed for this purpose. if o -M'-'k . - - xv i jkT i nf "rfn" -:K H i mi-m 14 -LpJ .$ku u - THIS HOl'SE AMONG others, is in the area that will be affected by the Dee Special Events Center, should it be built at the presently proposed site. Residents stated that the traffic surrounding the center will cause problems, (photo by Fred Barta ) LL Home owners stated that their arguments were valid and that they were worthy of consideration by unbiased individuals who are not committed to defend a previous position on the matter. A handout was given to the administrators on the gripes. It said, "We feel the site is very irregularly shaped causing waste in land utilization. Some of the site is too steep of grade to utilize for parking especially in winter months. Part of the site will need to be used for a catch pond for storm drainage. As proposed, the parking facilities would still be mainly on two sides on the buildings rather than centrally located in a more desireable location. The present plans are still inadequate in provided needed parking and further land acquision is under consideration."As a practi practical matter whether attendance is a capacity or not the center will encourage encroachment on the LDS Church parking lot which is 260 feet from the new center building and the surrounding residential neighborhood.Near Destination "People won't want to walk for 10 to 15 minutes from the present campus parking lots and dormitories if they can park anywhere nearer their destination." The proposed site will not only provide a split campus but also split athletic facilities which the college has reportedly been . V - , 1 I " . XrxrK I " t , r -J a? . I - x . 1" i jv, .6. - v RESIDENTS OF THE Forest Green area claim that houses such as this one will be devalued if the Dee Events Center is built nearby. The residents voiced their protests at a public hearing held on Monday, (photo by Fred Barta ) trying to resident. avoid, stated one As a practical ' matter residents stated further, it still seems sound reasoning to believe that the parking spaces which provide for the 10,000 daytime students plus faculty could be used for the Special Events Patrons at night and be adequate for them as well as the night students, Fine Arts Center participants and others. The community group felt that the Events Center was going to be used approximately 35 days of the year and vacant 330 days per year. President Bishop at this point entered into discussion and stated that he wished to dispell the fact that it was going to be exclusively a basketball arena and the Events Center was going to be a multi-purpose center. Bishop stated that events concerning local high schools, Ogden City and Weber College were hopeful of the Events Center. He further stated that "we want the building active a lot." People said they felt that Weber College was too small of a college to try and compete against older institutions of the state such as Utah State University and the University of Utah and their Event Centers, and described such action as "stupid." They further continued their plea saying that the topography of the land and the prevalence of native scrub oak lend this area to very desireable residential sites rather than being bulldozed for acres of blacktop. Flexible Plans At the time of condemnation, when the school justified the need for this land, college enrollment projections were charted at 20,000 to 25,000 students in a few years. In view of the change in population and enrollment trends, community leaders felt that the master plan of the WSC Events Center should be flexible and that a Environmental Impact Study should be made. This should be made public for the people of the community to view and discuss before an decision concerning the landsite of the events center is finalized. Dr. John Jones stated that Robert Glassman had offered the School 40 acres, with an option of another 100. Jones related Glassman's feelings being that of never given serious consideration."Jones stated that it seemed impractical to obtain 40 acres of land in a district where homes might have to be moved, and depreciation of home value set ting in rather than obtaining 140 acres that does not require such measures. .Tones ask the board why the Glasman land wasn't considered. One reply was that principally it was undesirable because the traffic flow control would be more difficult and that it would be more difficult for students to go across the street. A Department of Highway spokesman then spoke up and stated that the Glassman family had never made an offer .... formally or informally and that the department of highway did not know that that area was to be put into consideration or surveyed. The following rec-commendation were made to the board by the citizens of the area. Acceptable Location 1. Place the Special Events Center in a more desirable and acceptable location which is preferable on the present campus as origianlly planned and return the land condemned by the college to single unit housing development. 2. Prepare a written Environmental Assessment covering the possible location of the Special Events Center on the WSC Campus or adjacent lands which may be available and suitable for such purpose in ac-(Continued on page 2) Weather forecast Weather Outlook for Northern .Utah It will be mostly fair through Monday, as a high pressure area continues to hang over the region. Temperatures will be near normal for this time of year, with highs ranging from 75 to ko